Goals

What do I want to achieve

• Follow Ben Eater's 6502 Tutorials and become familiar with the mechanism of programming the 6502
• Adapt some of the code to gain experience at modifying 6502 assembly code
• make some mini code projects to get experience of handling input, output and interrupts

• add key-pad for simple user input
• write simple ''monitor'' firmware to gain experience with user i/o etc.
• add serial port hardware and enough software to send/receive RS232 to/from a terminal
• write routines for LCD display of RS232 data received
• investigate using additional VIA port(s) to interact with external hardware
• refine hardware design and move OFF breadboard onto more permanent hardware (vero/perf board etc)
• investigate parsing and reacting to input via RS232, beyond simply receive/transmit and display - interact with the machine!

• specific projects - e.g. DSC, Selcall etc
• keep an open mind and keep learning new techniques….
  • this phase will largely depend on what is learned earlier….

— John Pumford-Green 15/08/22 09:23